Followed the above and that's when the problem started.
After the restart I got a NTLDR error. Used Vista Disk to repair startup and I was back to normal.

I then tried to do a fresh install of vista using the disk, formatting the partition that it was on and then leaving the install before it actually installed vista. This did manage to format the partition, GREAT, reboot, and BOOTMGR is missing, tried to do repair using both vista repair CD and 7 repair CD available from you guys but still nothing so I think had to reinstall a fresh windows vista on the partition it was originally on and here I am, on windows 7 and vista is still there laughing smugly at me.

I have looked around and there are lots of similar problems but no real solution (I don't think) other than start fresh which I do not want to do as I have a lot of software and just don't want to.

No point in following those instruction. They're for reverting from Vista to an earlier OS (hence the NTLDR error), not updating to a newer one.
Use EasyBCD 2.0 latest build / Diagnostics / Change boot drive
Point it to W7
Boot W7
Format the Vista Partition and use it for whatever you want.

Terry

Baker of fine scones.

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